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How can I set up my new computer to show all my folders in my Dropbox folder?
Device Macbook Pro M5
Operating System/Browser (if using the web)
Tahoe 26.0
Dropbox App Version/Browser Version
243.4.6956
Question or Issue
I have an existing Dropbox account, linked to a phone, my old computer, now my new computer. Due to limited hard drive space, I specified only a few folders and files be available offline when I installed Dropbox. But I had made the default for the app "online only". Or perhaps for the account. In any case, what I expected was similar to how my phone operates -- the device shows all the folders and contents, but the files must be edited on line or specified as "offline". Instead, it only shows the folders I specified as offline available when I was installing Dropbox onto the new computer.
I would like to be able to set the computer up to work like my phone. But also, I have decided to move my Dropbox folder to an external drive and make the files/folders all available offline. At present, at the new location on the external drive, only those few file/folders are visible. How do I get the whole Dropbox directory to be visible, and load those files onto my external drive (where the new Dropbox folder is).
1 Reply
- Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey Ken R.7, thanks for posting to the Dropbox Community!
If I understand correctly, when setting up your new computer, you chose to sync only specific folders to your Dropbox folder and now you'd like to sync the rest.
You should be able to find and choose which folders you want to sync, by following these steps.
Let me know if you have any issues!
